SLAUGHTERDAY – neue EP "Terrified" im November
To celebrate their new and freshly signed record deal with Testimony Records, German death metal veterans SLAUGHTERDAY have announced a special 7” EP entitled "Terrified", scheduled for November 21st 2025 on transparent yellow & black splatter vinyl.
The title track is streaming here: https://youtu.be/CS83gipvfx0
Guitarist Jens Finger comments: "This EP differs stylistically from our regular releases, because it is a tribute to the old grind bands like Repulsion and Napalm Death, which is also reflected in the cover and the logo. Of course, this immediately brings to mind Repulsion's title 'Horrified' – which was exactly our intention. Every track is a short, sharp attack on the ears. What you hear is what you'll get: bursts of explosive energy, razor-sharp riffs, and relentless rhythms – uncompromising and unrestrained!"
Frontman Bernd Reiners adds: "Both, the eponymous track 'Terrified' and the EP are paying homage to the raw ferocity of grindcore's early pioneers – meaning such legends as Napalm Death and Repulsion. Staying true to the genre's uncompromising roots, this track is a furious burst of aggression and bleak honesty that channels the chaos, speed, and unfiltered rage that defined the early days of grind. Lyrically, 'Terrified' tears into the modern cycle of fear, manipulation, and profit-driven hate. The repetition and blunt force mirror the suffocating nature of dread. With its grinding riffs, pulverising drums, and relentless vocal assault, 'Terrified' is not just a song but a statement. We salute the unrelenting spirit of grindcore's past, and raise a warning cry that is squarely aimed at the present."
On their "Terrified" EP, death metal aficionados SLAUGHTERDAY deliver four short sharp chops as a tribute to the early pioneers of grindcore. This EP should therefore be regarded as a crushing interlude between two albums rather than a foretaste of brutal things to come on their next full-length.
Great Old Ones, forbidden sounds, tentacled death metal is rising... the German death metal powerhouse comes with a pedigree that amounts to nobility in the northwestern corner of their country.
SLAUGHTERDAY were formed in the East Frisian city of Leer in 2010. The original and still remaining core duo consists of string-shredder Jens Finger, who served as the guitarist of Oldenburgian death metal legends OBSCENITY from 1994 until 2010 and is also the growler of new label mates TEMPLE OF DREAD. The other half of the duo is personified by vocalist and drummer Bernd Reiners, who has also lent his voice to Aurich based death thrashers BK 49 among other acts.
>From the start, SLAUGHTERDAY have channelled the raw, morbid spirit of such old school giants as AUTOPSY, DEATH, and MASSACRE. Yet while they always deliver crushing riffs and brutal pounding, these Germans come with captivating choruses and haunting melodies that set them apart from many of their deadly peers.
With the visceral debut album "Nightmare Vortex" (2013), the no-less massive "Laws of the Occult" (2016) and "Ancient Death Triumph" (2020) as well as their latest crusher "Tyrants of Doom" (2022), SLAUGHTERDAY cemented their position as one of the top acts within the German death metal scene.
Lyrically, SLAUGHTERDAY stand firmly on the well-established foundations of their genre, but taking inspiration from American author H. P. Lovecraft and other masters of horror. And while sinister things crawl and creep through the duo's timeless brutality, they have also blended it with a sinister flair of their own.
While we patiently await new horrors and more brutal madness, SLAUGHTERDAY take a short but fun detour by paying homage to the Giants of Grind!
Tracklist:
1. Ashes of the Innocent
2. Fleshtorn Future
3. Terrified
4. Chained to Oblivion
Line-up:
Jens Finger – Guitars, Bass
Bernd Reiners – Vocals, Drums
Live Line-up:
Jens Finger – Guitars
Bernd Reiners – Vocals
Tobias Koops – Guitar
Ulf Imwiehe – Bass
Tom Hoffmann – Drums
Recording, mix & mastering by Alex Pojda at Holodeckstudio, Oldenburg (DE). Cover artwork by Thomas Westphal (Necromaniac Artworks). Music video created by Luiz Arruda / Audiopower.
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